Avalon raises cross channel fee $1
The Avalon City Council this week approved an increase of cross channel carrier fees, with a sunset date of Feb. 28, 2021.
The staff proposal...
Year to date cross channel visitor count down 0.4%
The combined figures for ferry and cruise ship visitors to Catalina Island show a year-to-date decrease of 0.4 percent, or less than half a...
Island Conservancy, U.S. Marines partner to repair airport runway
The Catalina Island Conservancy, one of California’s oldest and largest land trusts, announced an innovative partnership with the U.S. Marine Corps to bring troops...
Cross Channel traffic up 0.4 percent
Year-to-date cross channel traffic decreased by just .04 percent (not quite half a percentage point) as of the end of September, according to visitor...
Authorities say pilot in plane crash still in hospital
The pilot of the plane that crashed at Catalina’s airport last month is still in the hospital, according to Aviation Accident Investigator Jack Vanover...
Cyclone power boat adds weekend and evening runs
Due to increased demand, the Cyclone power boat has added evening runs between Avalon and Two Harbors on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Since the...
Historic Glenmore Plaza Hotel renovated
Avalon Bay has been through many changes since the 1880s, making it one of the most unique island resorts in the country, and the...
Sewer emergency tests Avalon community resolve
What began as a minor “sewage leak” Thursday blossomed into a major test of the cooperative ability of island stakeholders to avert an economic...
Disaster averted as sewer and water service restored to Avalon
UPDATE—According to a notice from the city of Avalon, repairs were sufficiently completed overnight to slowly resume fresh and salt water service to all...
Travel endorsements keep coming for Catalina
Fresh from being named among the top 50 Expedia destinations in the nation, Catalina Island received three more endoresements this week, including kudos for...
